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Horse profile

Barest Of Margins (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Sheena West · Last owner Michael Moriarty
by Shirocco (GER) out of Holly Baloo (IRE) (Milan)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Nov 2024 — 705 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Barest Of Margins is a maiden who has placed seven times from 12 starts on turf. His best effort came when second of 10 at Stratford in May 2024. The gelding, by Shirocco out of a Milan mare, reached an official rating of 102 at his peak and last ran off 97 at Lingfield in a Class 5 handicap chase in Nov 2024. He raced on good ground on seven occasions.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating97↓ 5lb off peak
97 97–102

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 15 Aug 2022

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 117A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6113C88—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6117A88—
1m5f – 2m3103B101—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 19 May 2024 Official rating 97 at the last run, 28 Nov 2024

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 119A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6119A109—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6119A114—
1m5f – 2m3115A112—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,182 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,74231611.5%+0.30 from 7
Good to Soft1,81221812%+0.80 from 2
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.80 from 2
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,70028410.5%−0.70 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f2,69031611.7%+0.50 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,67122313.3%+2.1—
Over 3m4064511.1%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Holly Baloo (IRE) (Milan)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them King Kubala (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (King Kubala (IRE)).

Family form: King Kubala (IRE) finished 2nd of 8 at Ayr, 31 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
King Kubala (IRE)312mClass 2
Holly Bird (IRE)1312m4½fClass 5
Goonhilly (IRE)100——
Wilcos Storm (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 3 0 0% −3.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Conor O'Farrell 5 0 0% −5.00
Marc Goldstein 4 0 0% −4.00
Jonathan Burke 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 4 runs
28 Nov 24+193d Lingfield Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran Settled in a forward spot early - dropped away before 4 out and faded fast heading into 3 out - eased and pulled up with two to jump PU/8 — 11-6 97—— Marc Goldstein 4/1
19 May 24+24d Stratford William Hill Epic Value Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 2 11-11 9777B119A Marc Goldstein 4/1
25 Apr 24+14d Warwick Molly Ollys Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-12 98—— Marc Goldstein 6/1
11 Apr 24+571d Taunton Quor Systems Paperless Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2¾ 11-1 9766A115A Marc Goldstein 15/2
2022 · 5 runs
18 Sep 22+34d Plumpton Strong Flavours Catering Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 8 10-10 10238C102C Conor O'Farrell 10/11F
15 Aug 22+24d Bangor-on-Dee Donald McCain 16yrs Champion Trainer Bangor-On-Dee Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 9 11-11 10290A117A Conor O'Farrell 4/1
22 Jul 22+19d Uttoxeter Download The BresBet App Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 5 ran F/5 — 11-12 98—— Conor O'Farrell 2/1F
03 Jul 22+165d Market Rasen John Matthew Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 8½ 12-0 9886A114A Conor O'Farrell 3/1
19 Jan 22+29d Plumpton BetGoodwin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 10 11-6 —103B112A Conor O'Farrell 12/1
2021 · 3 runs
21 Dec 21+33d Plumpton Derek Hunnisett Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 7½ 11-4 —113C92C Jonathan Burke 7/2
18 Nov 21+28d Market Rasen Pertemps Network Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 5½ 11-0 —101A104A Sean Bowen 14/1
21 Oct 21 Newton Abbot Weatherbys e-Passport Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 2½ 11-0 —117A114A Jonathan Burke 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Barest Of Margins won?
Barest Of Margins (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2024. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trained Barest Of Margins?
Barest Of Margins (IRE) was trained by Sheena West on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 28 November 2024.
Who is Barest Of Margins's sire?
Barest Of Margins (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Holly Baloo (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
What is Barest Of Margins's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 28 November 2024. The highest on record is 102.
What is Barest Of Margins's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,182 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Barest Of Margins's siblings?
Out of Holly Baloo (IRE), Barest Of Margins (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: King Kubala (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 2 (King Kubala (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.